Beefsteak-bruiser



Patented Nov. 29, |898.

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EDGAR'M. BICE, OF ADRIAN, MISSOURI.

BEEFSTEAK-BRUISER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 61 5,132, dated November 29, 1898.

Application iiled August 10, 1896. Serial No. 602,320. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR M. BICE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Bates and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beefsteak-Bruisers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in steak-bruisers, the object of the same being to provide a simple and cheaply-constructed device of this character which will bruise a beefsteak for the purpose of making it tender without breaking the blood-globules thereof, as is done by pounding, and one in which the parts thereof can be readily removed for the purpose of cleaning.

The invention consists of two rollers mounted to rotate in unison and in opposite directions, each of said rollers having corrugations or teeth thereon, and means for removing said rollers from their bearings.

More specifically, the invention consists of a base-piece having a clamp upon the under side thereof, by means of which it may be readily and securely'attached to a kitchentable or other support, parallel side plates on said base-piece having elongated slots therein, a pair of parallel coacting crushing-rolls havin gteeth or corrugations upon their outer faces and provided with pintles upon their outer ends, which are adapted to tit Within the elongated slots in said plates, intermeshing cog-wheels or pinions upon the outer ends of said pintles, a crank for turning one of said rolls, springs secured to said base-piece and fitting over the pintles of one of said rolls, and means for disconnecting said springs from said roll for the purpose of removing the parts of the device for cleaning.

The invention also consists in other details of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings forminga part of this speciiication, Figure l represents a perspective view showing my invention applied to a table. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation with one of the side plates removed. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the crushing-rolls.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved beefsteak-bruiser is made up of a base-piece l, having a clamp 2 upon the under side thereof, by means of which the device may be readily and securely attached to a kitchen-table or other support. Upon the upper side of the base-piece l are lugs 3 3, with longitudinal grooves 4E in their upper faces, for a purpose which will appear hereinafter. Secured to the base-piece l and located just outside of the lugs 3 3 are vertically-disposed parallelside plates 5 5, having elongated slots 6 therein. In connection with this framework I employ two bruising or crushing rolls 7 and 8 both being provided with teeth or corrugations 9 9 thereon and with pintles l0 upon their outer ends. rIhe teeth or corrugations on said crushing-rolls are so located relatively that when said rolls are rotated the teeth on one roll will fit within the sockets between the teeth on the other roll. The pintles 10 on the roll 7 rest upon the lugs 3 and have bearings in the grooves in the upper ends of said lugs, the said pintles also fitting within the slots 6 in the plates 5. Upon the outer ends of the roll 7 are formed cog-wheels or pinions ll 11, and said roll also has secured to it a crank-handle .12, as clearly shown. The roll 8 is located just above the r'oll 7, with the pintles 10 upon its outer ends itting within the slots 6 in the plates 5. Said roll also has secured to it pinions 13 13, which mesh with the pinions ll heretofore described, so that upon the rotation of the roll 7 by the crank l2 both rolls 7 and S will be turned in opposite directions. Secured to the upper side of the base piece l are curved leafsprings 14 14, their upper forward ends having flanges 15 thereon, which embrace the pintles lO on the roll 8 and hold said roll in close engagement by spring-pressure against the roll 7. Connecting the upper ends of the springs '14 is a bar 16, by means of which both of said springs may be raised simultaneously for the purpose of releasing them from their engagement with the roll 8, and thereby permitting the removal of both the rolls 7 and 8 from their bearings. The said bar 16 also serves as a means whereby additional pressure may be applied to the crushing-rolls by hand, the said bar permitting of the equalizing of the pressure upon the ends of the upper crushing-rolls.

In using my device the parts are set up as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings and the beetsteak inserted between the rolls 7 and 8, the crank l2 being turned at the same time. This action causes the simultaneous rotation el' the rolls 7 and S in opposite directions, forcing the steak between said rolls and bringing the teeth thereon into engagement with the meat. rlhis has the ell'ect ol' slightly bruising the meat and making it lender without breaking any of the blood-globules or permitting the escape of any of the juices contained therein. ll' it be desired to remove the parts of the device for the purpose of cleaning, the saine can be readily done by simply elevating` the upper ends of the springs ll, throwing them out of engagement with the roll S, and then removing the rolls 7 8 from their bearings in the lugs 3 and side plates 5.

17 designates a pair of swinging arms, each of which is in the form of a rod having one end bent inward, as at 18, to enter a socket in the frame and forming a pivotal connection by which the arm may be rocked. At its opposite end the arm is bent outward to form a handle l0, and intermediate its ends it is provided with an inward oilset 20, which when the arm is rocked upward is adapted to contact with the lower side of the upper end of its respective spring, whereby the presserbar 1G, together with the ends of the springs, may be elevated for lifting the upper roller, thereby facilitating the introduction of the meat between the pair of rolls. Bygrasping the bar 1G the upper ends of both springs may be simultaneously raised, and by then rocking the arms 17 in the proper direction the said bar, together with the upper roller, may be held in its eleva-ted position.

By making the arms 17 independent one arm at a time may be operated to eoact with the adjacent spring for the purpose of tilting or giving an inclination to the upper roll in case the meat is thicker at one side or edge than the other. Another ilnportant advantage ol this construction is that the arms afford no obstruction in rear of the rolls to interfere with the passage of the meat operated upon, which would be the case when the arms were thrown upward were they connected intermediate their ends by a rod or bar so as to swing together.

llaving now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a meat-tenderer, the combination with a frame, of parallel toothed rolls arranged one above the other, operating means therefor, C-shaped springs having their extremities hooked around the journals of the rollers, a hand presser bar or rail rigidly connecting the free and substantially horizontal upper ends of said springs for depressing the upper roll, and a pair of independent and disconnected swinging arms pivotally connected to the frame, and having ol'l'sets to engage beneath the upper horizontal portions of the springs for raising upholding and tilting the upper roll, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDGAR M. BICE.

vitnessesz HENRY lIAAs, L. W. PUTNAM. 

